Trevor Fancutt

Trevor Fancutt (14 July 1934 – 23 December 2022) was a South African tennis player.

Trevor Fancutt

Full name	Trevor Thomas Fancutt
Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	(1934-07-14)14 July 1934 Kokstad, Griqualand East, Cape Province, South Africa
Died	23 December 2022(2022-12-23) (aged 88) Australia
Singles
Career record	1–3
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1958)
French Open	3R (1956)
Wimbledon	2R (1952, 1955, 1956, 1957)
Doubles
Career record	0–3
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1958, 1960)
French Open	SF (1956)
Wimbledon	3R (1955)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (1960)
Wimbledon	SF (1956)

In 1960 Fancutt, partnering Jan Lehane, won the mixed doubles title of the Australian Championships, defeating Christine Truman and Martin Mulligan in straight sets.

In 1957, he played in two ties for the South African Davis Cup team and compiled a match record of two wins and two losses.^[1]

In August 1957, he beat Alex Olmedo in the final of the international tournament in Kitzbühel, Austria in three straight sets.

Fancutt married Australian singles semi finalist Daphne Seeney. Two of their sons, Charlie Fancutt and Michael Fancutt, were professional tennis players who played on the main tour^[2] (a third son Chris Fancutt played at challenger level).

Fancutt died on 23 December 2022, at the age of 88.^[3]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1960	Australian Championships	Grass	Jan Lehane	Martin Mulligan Christine Truman	6–2, 7–5

References

1. "Davis Cup Players – Trevor Fancutt". International Tennis Federation (ITF).
2. "Grand Slam Tennis Statistics". www.tennis.co.nf.
3. "Tribute: Remembering Trevor Fancutt". Tennis.com.au. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

External links

• Trevor Fancutt at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Trevor Fancutt at the International Tennis Federation
• Trevor Fancutt at the Davis Cup